Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 361 | 304 | 535 | 735 | 458 | 471 | 671 | 672 | 823 | 1020 | 1347 | 1914 | 1629 | 1417 | 1192 | 916 | 608 | 592 | 353 | 322 | 375 | 604 | 919 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.72m | 00:18AM1.68m | 12:49PM1.72m | 1:06AM1.65m | 1:35PM1.73m | 1:51AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:25AM0.33m | 6:54PM0.42m | 7:11AM0.36m | 7:42PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 312 | 109 | 173 | 358 | 545 | 458 | 403 | 315 | 255 | 313 | 320 | 272 | 241 | 272 | 277 | 250 | 212 | 176 | 265 | 257 | 267 | 194 | 451 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | 65 | 361 | 304 | 265 | 198 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | — | 160 | 6 | 353 | 322 | 345 | 136 | 919 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 222 | 108 | 122 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 273 | 535 | 735 | 154 | 471 | 671 | 672 | 823 | 1020 | 1347 | 1914 | 1629 | 1417 | 1192 | 916 | 608 | 592 | 138 | — | 375 | 604 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 216 | 247 | 216 | 163 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
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